Rebuilding the INDIAN Motorcycle: A Memoir Book~1947 Chief

REBUILDING THE INDIAN: A MEMOIR by Fred Haefele "Haefele was a writer who couldn't get his book published, an arborist whose livelihood just might kill him, and an expectant father for the first time in 20 years when he tackled the restoration of a 1947 Indian Chief motorcycle. The book chronicles the restoration of the bike -- and the resurrection of a dream."-- Missoulian "What Haefele writes about wonderfully, in his mellow, understated way, is how the Indian project became a test of his love and resolve."-- Esquire "This remembrance of turning a box of junk into a gleaming Indian Chief has a universal roar. Just the right mix of gearhead details and personal reflections."-- USA Today "Haefele describes how his search for vintage parts eventually involved an entire community of fanatical mechanics, impoverished motorcycle collectors, and renegade bikers-a collaboration, he realizes, that gave him skills as much social and spiritual as practical."-"New Yorker" The building of a vintage Indian Chief motorcycle is more than the restoration of a bike--it's the resurrection of a dream. Rebuilding the Indian chronicles one man's journey through the fearful expanse of midlife in a quest for peace, parts, and a happy second fatherhood.  Fred Haefele was a writer who couldn't get his book published, an arborist whose precarious livelihood might just kill him, and an expectant father for the first time in over twenty years. He was in a rut, until he purchased a box of parts not so euphemistically referred to as a "basket case" and tackled the restoration of an Indian Chief motorcycle.  With limited mechanical skills, one foot in the money pit, and a colorful cast of local experts, Haefele takes us down the rocky road of restoration to the headlong, heart-thrilling rush of open highway on his gleaming midnight-blue Millennium Flyer.  Softcover. Unabridged edition. 225 pages. BRAND NEW ! PLEASE NOTE: PHOTO IN THIS AUCTION IS A STOCK PHOTO OF THE BOOK. YOUR BOOK IS BRAND NEW FROM THE PUBLISHER, NEVER READ, NEVER SHELVED. We ship all of our books in cardboard packaging/wrapping for protection in transit.

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